Gratitude? Like saying “Thank you” silently?
Posted by: adonis49 on: November 21, 2020
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Gratitude makes many bad emotions impossible to be sustained. Given that we recognize what gratitude is and how it is acquired.
Have you ever told anyone you know that you are grateful for how he behaved toward you?
Probably you thanked a stranger who came forward to aid you in your time of distress, without you demanding help. Or most probably, you avoided uttering any thanks, as if it is normal to rescue a fellow man?
Maybe if you get the habit of voicing gratitude to nature surrounding you, for waking up healthy and cheerful, of welcoming a gorgeous day, of encountering a smiling fellow on the street, of hearing a “good morning” as you pass by hurriedly…
Maybe this habit will catch up and become a trend to say “thank you” to other fellow men, and even offer details on how you are grateful to the person and learn to extend compliments that are frank and deserving.
Dan Rockwell posted on November 19, 2020
The 7 impossibilities of gratitude.
#1. Worry.
You can’t worry and be grateful in the same moment. Don’t worry about overcoming worry. Just notice and acknowledge benefit or advantage every day.
#2. Complaining.
You can’t complain and practice gratitude with the same breath.
Tip: Breathe in deeply and breathe out ‘thank you’ like a silent meditation.
#3. Anger.
You can’t be grateful and angry at the same time. The next time you see red, look around for something to be grateful for.
#4. Bitterness.
You can’t be bitter and grateful at the same time. How have painful relationships expanded your ability to contribute?
#5. Hate.
Hate can’t co-habit with healthy gratitude. (Gratitude can be unhealthy.)
If you hate your job, team, or boss, find something in each to be grateful for. Maybe you’re grateful your boss is out of town.
#6. Helplessness.
Helplessness runs horrified from gratitude: Gratitude in turbulence is power.
#7. Pessimism.
Pessimism cowers before gratitude.
I dare you to be pessimistic in the same moment you’re practicing gratitude.
Michael J. Fox on optimism, gratitude, and misery:
“Optimism is really rooted in gratitude,” Fox said. “Optimism is sustainable when you keep coming back to gratitude, and what follows from that is acceptance.
Accepting that this thing has happened, and you accept it for what it is. It doesn’t mean that you can’t endeavor to change. … Then see how much the rest of your life you have to thrive in, and then you can move on.” Michael Fox
Misery.
“I discovered that it was (misery) that I wasn’t recognizing the people around me and what they were doing and how they were behaving toward me and each other. And how grateful I was for them and how grateful they were for me. And it just opened my eyes.” Michael Fox
Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e90IiapIZw
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